THE CONTENTS. 



THE SAJOUS (Cebidae), 65 



Weeper Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), . . 66 



THE SAKIS (Aneturse), 66 



Couxio or Black Saki (Pithecia Satanas), . . 67 



Ouakari (Brachyurus calvus), .... 67 



Masked Callithrix (Callithrix personata), . . 68 



Saimiri or Squirrel-monkey (Chrysothrix sciurea), 69 



Mirikina (Nyctipithecus trivirgatus), ... 70 



Clawed Monkeys (Arctopitheci), 7 



Silky Marmoset (Hapale rosalia), ... 72 



Ouistiti or Common Marmoset (Hapale Jacchus), 73 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Apes and 



Monkeys, 73 



THE PROSIMIANS (PROSIMII). 



Introduction, 77 



THE PROSIMIANS OF MADAGASCAR, 



The Lemurs (Lemurida), 



Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), 



Dwarf Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), 



Gray or Broad-nosed Lemur (Hapalemurgriseus), 



Waluvi (Chirogaleus furcifer), .... 



The Indris Family (Indrisida), .... 

 Indris or Babakoto (Lichanotus Indris), . 



The Aye-aye, 



Aye-aye (Chiromys madagascariensis), 



THE AFRICAN PROSIMIANS, 



The Potto Family (Pterodictidd), 



The Potto (Pterodicticus Potto), .... 

 Angwantibo (Arctocebus calabarensis), 



The Galagos (Galagonida), 



Grand or Thick-tailed Galago (Otolicnus crassi- 



caudatus), 



Komba (Otolicnus agisymbanus), 

 Galago proper (Otolicnus Galago), 



THE EAST INDIAN PROSIMIANS, .... 



The Lori's (Lorisida), 



Plump Loris (Stenops tardigradus), . 

 Slow-paced Lemur (Stenops gracilis), 



The Spectre-tarsier ( Tarsias spectruni), 

 The Colugos (Galeopithecida), .... 

 Colugo or Flying-cat (Galeopithecus volitans), . 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Pro- 

 simians, 



THE BATS (CHIROPTERA). 



Introduction 



FRUIT-EATING BATS (Carpophaga), . 

 Flying-foxes (Pteropida), . . . . 



Kalong (Pteropus edulis), . 

 INSECT-EATING BATS (Entomophaga), . 

 True Bats or Vespertilionida (Gymnorhina), 

 Long-eared Bat (Plccotus auritus), 



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Barbastelle or Pug-nose Bat (Synotus barbas- 



tellus), 105 



Common Mouse-coloured Bat (Vespertilio mur- 



inus), 105 



Water-bat (Vespertilio Daubentoni ), . . . 105 



Noctule (Vesperugo noctula), .... 106 



Pipistrelle or Dwarf Bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus), 106 



Leaf -nosed Bats (Pity lias to mat a), . . . .107 

 Flap-nosed Bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum), . 107 

 True Vampire (Phyllostoma spectruni), . . 108 

 Horse-shoe Bats of the Old World, . . . 109 

 Lesser Horse-shoe Bat (Rhinolophus hippo- 



sidcros), . 1 10 



Greater Horse-shoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrum- 



equinum), ' . .no 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Bats, . no 



THE INSECT-EATERS (INSECTIVORA). 



Introduction, 112 



BANXRINGS OR CLIMBERS (Tupaias), . . .114 



Tana or Banxring (Cladobates Tana), . .114 



THE JUMPING-SHREWS (Macroscelida), . . .115 



Elephant-shrew (Macroscelides typicus), . .116 



Algerian Jumping-shrew (Macroscelides Rozeti), 116 



THE DESMANS OR DIVERS (Myogalida), . .116 

 Wuychuchol (Myogale moschata), . . .116 

 Desman (Myogale pyrenaica), . . . .116 



THE SHREWS OR RUNNERS (Soricida), . . .117 



Garden-shrew (Crocidura aranea), . . .118 



Water-shrew (Crossopus fodiens), . . .118 



Agouta or Almiqui (Solenodon paradoxum), . 120 



THE CRAWLERS, 120 



The Tanrecs (Centetida), 1 20 



Tanrec (Centetes ecaudatus), . . . .121 

 Gymnura Raffles!! , 121 



The Hedgehogs (Erinacei), 121 



Hedgehog (Erinaceus europxus), . . . 122 



THE BORROWERS, 122 



The Moles (Talpida), 123 



Common Mole (Talpa europzca), . . .123 

 Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata), . .125 

 Scalops canadensis, 125 



Group of the Golden Moles (Chrysochlorida), . 125 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Insect- 

 eaters, 126 



THE FLESH-EATERS (CARNIVORA). 



Introduction, 



The Dog Tribe (Canida) 



THE DOGS PROPER (Canis), . 



Group of the Wolves (sub-genus Lupus), 

 Common Wolf (Canis lupus), 

 African Wolf (Canis lupaster), . 



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